TY - JOUR
T1 - Supervising a social science undergraduate dissertation
T2 - staff experiences and percsptions
AU - Todd, Malcolm
AU - Smith, Karen
AU - Bannister, Phil
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This article reports on a research project that investigated the experiences and perceptions of staff supervising final year social science undergraduates enrolled on a dissertation module in a post-1992 UK university. Using data from semi-structured interviews, the article explores staffs perspectives of the supervision process, the different approaches taken by staff to supervision and the challenges they face in supporting students through the dissertation journey. The paper offers a picture of the dissertation supervisors’ experiences and, it is hoped, will encourage other supervisors to interrogate their own supervision in light of the practice of colleagues
AB - This article reports on a research project that investigated the experiences and perceptions of staff supervising final year social science undergraduates enrolled on a dissertation module in a post-1992 UK university. Using data from semi-structured interviews, the article explores staffs perspectives of the supervision process, the different approaches taken by staff to supervision and the challenges they face in supporting students through the dissertation journey. The paper offers a picture of the dissertation supervisors’ experiences and, it is hoped, will encourage other supervisors to interrogate their own supervision in light of the practice of colleagues
U2 - 10.1080/13562510500527693
DO - 10.1080/13562510500527693
M3 - Article
SN - 1470-1294
VL - 11
SP - 161
EP - 173
JO - Teaching in Higher Education
JF - Teaching in Higher Education
IS - 2
ER -